An experimental video installation by London-based designer and video artist James Hutchinson. Projected on a 360 degrees screen, this innovative work expands traditional viewing boundaries by immersing the audience in a circular cinematic world of strikingly beautiful images and a soundtrack composed by local audio artist Dan Hayhurst.
In a society over stimulated by competing demands, our senses engage in a power struggle to trigger the brain’s perception and ordering of our individual words. ROUNDS dissects the circularity of thoughts and emotions of our human existence. The circle itself permeates the work, from the physical viewing platform, through the looping nature of both sound and image, to the circular stem of the visual elements.
Hutchinson’s video work is characterised by a rich and multi-layered style of imagery and his experimentation with delivery. He draws from a lush palette of techniques including stop-frame animation, typography, motion-graphics, animation and traditionally filmed footage. There is a consistent determination to extend the viewing experience and participation of his audience.
